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Free while in Beta

Power up your website or app with our API

and you don't even need an account for that!

Just call

https://3o2.co/api?url=[THE-ENCODED-BORING-AND-LONG-URL]

If your call succeeds, but the link was already shorten by someone else, you'll still get the short link, but
the status will be 200 and owner will be false.
If your call fails, the status and message fields may vary according to the problem found.

If you need it to be returned as a string, then simply add &raw=yes at the end of the above address.

2,113,411

are the URLs served by 3o2.co, and counting ...

F.A.Q

the most common questions people have aboute 3o2.co

What's 3o2.co?

It is an URL shortening service. By using 3o2.co you can create short URL address for easily sharing and reduce addresses complexity. E.g: an address like https://this-is-a-very-long/and-complex?address=you-may-wanna-share will be converted to https://3o2.co/[ABC]

Why 3o2.co?

Basically, 302 means the HTTP code for temporary redirects, so you can deliver the right message to your audience. Also, by using 3o2.co, you will get the advantage of all awasome features and first class support we provide.

How does it work?

Well, its logic is not complex at all.

Once you request an URL to be shorten, the 3o2.co algorithm will calculate a new (random) address for you
and will store it together to the original address. Always someone uses your short URL link, we will
increase our counters and record some other additional data, such as: IP address and time. Then, you (or
everyone else) can later check its statistics page.

By creating a FREE account, you can have all your shorten links indexed in your account's dashboard to track
their usage and performance. If you choose to go Premium, you will have access to additional features, such as:
custom domain (e.g: you.302.co); custom keywords (e.g: 3o2.co/try-it-now) and priority support.

How can I check a shorten URL statistics?

The general data is available at https://3o2.co/analytics.
If you have an account (free or premium), an specific short link statistic can be seen from your account's dashboard.

Why there is a redirect count-down before redirecting me to the long URL?

It is just because we want your audience to make sure that they want go to the target URL. With the
5 seconds count-down you will give the chance to your audience to give up before be redirected.
Also, by giving them the change to decide before being redirected, or even report evil links, you will
increse the trust between your audience and you.